My thoughts recur, for you my
love
My sweetheart, so cherished at
midnight
We cling to each other, in
thought and mind
By the endless act of our
hearts

You are a treasure, my
love
So beautiful and lovely for the
eyes to behold
I glance as you lie spread out
in view
Like Hāʻupu to the eyes of
fluffy clouds

You`re a flower entwined with
fragrant mokihana
Companion of the small-leafed
maile
There is none to compare with
you
So fragrant for the nose to
breathe

I end and close my story
Of my sweetheart so cherished
at midnight
Only you and I in such a calm
night
Sheltered in the shade of canna
leaves

Source: An old love
song from Kauaʻi - The seeds of the aliʻipoe are used in the laʻamia
calabash for the rattle of the ʻulīʻulī. Translated by Alice Nāmakelua. Hawaiian Text edited by Puakea Nogelmeier